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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 28, 2023 21:43:03 GMT
Lee Dixon is almost embarrassed he played for Stoke. Tosser. Shite commentator He's my favourite commentator Certainly sounded like Dixon has airbrushed us out of his memory.. When the commentator mentioned him playing for stoke and how he wouldn't of let a Winger showboat in front of him he just sat in silence and didn't bother to reply. Shame. As I always liked him playing for stoke..but have never forgiven him for recommending Steve bould to George Graham..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 28, 2023 21:33:30 GMT
Hoever was woeful at left back which is fair. Was ok at right back. Sterling on the whole excellent but switched off once and was punished. I thought hoever looked OK at both left and right back, certainly better than tymon in a left back back four.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 25, 2023 0:13:23 GMT
What about ‘Assist by Smallpiece’ Red and white stockings.. Heads go up..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 23, 2023 20:06:18 GMT
I see that David Sullivan has come out against all this...must be really good then! His point about the PL paying more to the rest of the pyramid is so quickly debunked when you see what a tine % of their revenue now filters down...it's not called the greed league for nothing Well done to all involved and thanks Malcolm for, as ever, keeping us so well informed. The same David Sullivan who was given a shiny new stadium paid for by the tax payer.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 21, 2023 22:13:43 GMT
With Tuanzebe, Tymon, Powell, Clucas, Tezgel and Celina to come back, few teams are stronger than us potentially. Wouldn't bother me if I don't see powell or clucas in a Stoke shirt again.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 14, 2023 10:46:03 GMT
I expect a touring comedy show to be hitting the UK theatres very soon titled " No offence to Welsh women"
There'll be laughs, diamonds, anecdotes and lots of chest pumping.....God Willing.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 10, 2023 17:27:03 GMT
I understand and in some way agree that the teams performances over the last 4 or 5 seasons have not inspired the crowd at all..
But I do think the split in the fanbase is also a large part of the decline in atmosphere.
For years the boothen was united as the focal point of our atmosphere...then things changed..some prefer to the south stand and they create their own atmosphere.. block 19 seemed to want to be the new heartbeat of the boothen and often didn't join in with the main number of boothens singing. Alot of boothen members didn't want to join in with block 19 as they felt the speed of songs was just too fast and too clappy. Also nobody wanted to be a part of the ridiculous ira songs that kept being sung..
Overall our desire to do our own thing and be our own boss has brought about a decline in our combined efforts to create an atmosphere...
Hopefully a standing section in a central location can unite the crowd again and take the lead in creating an improved atmosphere....if others allow themselves to be part of a combined group and not want to do their own thing..
United strength is stronger.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 8, 2023 18:12:27 GMT
A teenager who is physically small against battle hardened championship centre backs....and you expect him to be more of a presence than our current adult strikers... You gotta be on one massive wind up here.. Yes. Brown is weak as piss and constantly gets knocked off the ball. 🤣😂🤣 11 stone teenager tezgel...our new teenage saviour, target man, goalscoring sensation, a bit like the hype on here told us delap was going to be.. ..let the lad develop and physically mature before we destroy his confidence playing in this team.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 7, 2023 20:46:31 GMT
Postecoglou would be my choice but I don't think he'd leave Celtic....... He wouldnt be mine if I was a Leeds fan. Celtic have got Aaron Moy as their star player, tells you all you need to know about the standard of that league. It would be a massive gamble in the position they're in. And carter-vickers as their centre half.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 6, 2023 18:33:05 GMT
Why,he won't be the answer? Why wouldn't he be? I'd expect him to be more of a presence than the current 2 options up there. A teenager who is physically small against battle hardened championship centre backs....and you expect him to be more of a presence than our current adult strikers... You gotta be on one massive wind up here..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 6, 2023 10:42:20 GMT
I expect man city lawyers will earn their money and keep delaying any action until they find a loophole and escape Scott free....
Meanwhile the efl football league teams battle to survive under ridiculous FFP rules as league 1 and 2 clubs go into administration for far less..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 5, 2023 15:38:51 GMT
I hope he is the real deal as I want good young British managers to do well as that Longterm benefits the national team. I do think carrick's done well, as oli did well and got a response from the players following an unhappy dressing room under mourihno. But it's to early to say he's the real deal..as I said give him a couple transfer windows, preseason next season if he maintains this form then great.. but 1 swallow doesn't mean its spring. It isn’t one swallow though, it’s at least three, that’s my point. I thought Solskjaer was never entirely convincing there tbh. Time will tell. Hope your right. 👍
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 5, 2023 15:22:36 GMT
Also think the other praise of kompany and Carrick is to early.. If kompany can keep Burnley playing this fast attacking football in the prem then fair play he deserves the credit.. but as likely they will spend 70% next season without the ball. Yes Carrick has had a great start with the players he inherited...give him a preseason and a full season before we cast judgement...remember how well oli did at man utd initially..then it fell away. In Neil we trust....and hope. Carrick did an excellent job as a coach at Man Utd, his short caretaker spell there went well, and the players he inherited certainly weren’t doing it for Wilder. He’s the real deal. I hope he is the real deal as I want good young British managers to do well as that Longterm benefits the national team. I do think carrick's done well, as oli did well and got a response from the players following an unhappy dressing room under mourihno. But it's to early to say he's the real deal..as I said give him a couple transfer windows, preseason next season if he maintains this form then great.. but 1 swallow doesn't mean its spring.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 5, 2023 15:12:02 GMT
I do think the rebuild this summer will be less random and more focused bringing better players and give us a better squad balance.. I think Neil will also bring in players with something closer to the DNA we want our players to have.. Also think the other praise of kompany and Carrick is to early.. If kompany can keep Burnley playing this fast attacking football in the prem then fair play he deserves the credit.. but as likely they will spend 70% next season without the ball. Yes Carrick has had a great start with the players he inherited...give him a preseason and a full season before we cast judgement...remember how well oli did at man utd initially..then it fell away. In Neil we trust....and hope.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 5, 2023 15:05:53 GMT
I do think the rebuild this summer will be less random and more focused bringing better players and give us a better squad balance.. I think Neil will also bring in players with something closer to the DNA we want our players to have..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 4, 2023 18:30:07 GMT
That left flank looks weak though. Fox is fine defensively at left back, but he doesn’t offer much going forward. Brown can’t lead a line. Hopefully Powell will be back soon. I think he’s our best bet. If we're pinning our hopes on biscuit legs we are in big trouble....playing in 3 games before the end of season is not gonna keep us up.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 4, 2023 14:08:56 GMT
The bench really highlights the massive job ahead in the summer. I also agree with this.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 4, 2023 14:08:13 GMT
The bench really highlights the massive job ahead in the summer. I agree.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 1, 2023 14:33:36 GMT
Chris Martin was released by Bristol City yesterday. He’s well past it now put could probably do a job for us until the end of the season. Think you've answered your own question with" he's well past it now"
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 1, 2023 11:51:48 GMT
If you listen to the radio stoke match commentary you will hear why he what we need. Our players need it straight not an arm around. I will most certainly be saying give 100% heart body and soul to the players or f off. Wish he and a few more of our senior players would of given it straight to the wasters we had in our dressing room in the relegation season...and not waiting till there retired to share their concerns of our then dressing room on their podcasts..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 31, 2023 17:37:47 GMT
Same old same old, another of our star players given away. The little Stoke syndrome strikes again. Given away? I don't think he's been given away at all 15m +5m appears a good deal. Unfortunately that's the reality of championship clubs...you develop a player then the Premier league throw their cash at you and the player and the club can't say no for many reasons.. Makes building a team for promotion even harder especially if this money is wasted or not reinvested in the squad.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 31, 2023 14:39:02 GMT
My guess is that we will wait for Leicester to announce Souttar, then we will see a flurry of activity, if the Souttar deal falls through we cannot afford Cook and whoever else. We must have things lined up though, still intriguing to know that nobody is really sure other than a few speculative names being banded about Wouldn’t it be best to come to an agreement with Leicester to ensure that they don’t release that information? As soon as they do, we pay an extra 25% on top of the January window madness price. Think most chairmen of other clubs will probably be aware of the souttar situation by now.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 31, 2023 12:57:58 GMT
We've not really had the benefit of much Harry time over the past year, so I think the loss will be less keenly felt than it could have been. Cook and Edwards for me and a central striker that isn't Ashley Barnes. Think Barnes would be a good short term signing, strong as an ox in the kevin davies mould, give the centre backs a tough game, clever player who will bring Campbell, brown, gayle into the game.. As a target man this would be a good move as well as cook to keep us in this division..then reset in the summer with younger quality signings when prices are more realistic.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 30, 2023 18:58:28 GMT
Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season. When you say won a penalty, do you mean he happened to be the player on the end of a very good challenge that a pretty incompetent ref decided to have some fun with 😂 If you like... credit to brown for being in that position...better than him standing with his hands on his hips watching the through ball be cleared by the keeper. Jacob brown is the least of Alex Neil's problems.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 30, 2023 14:22:42 GMT
Several good performances today, Celina (till he tired), Wilmot (other than for the missed clearance when they scored), Ty (hard work throughout and efforts on target), Laurent of course (he’s going nowhere in this window and looks stringer and fitter now), Brown (tireless, good goal also - even though Bayern says he’s crap). Not sure which 10 min s3gment of the match you were watching Bayern! Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 26, 2023 16:16:39 GMT
He’s definitely not slim. I don't think he's fat, in AN's words his big and powerful....and that's what I think we need in our team, some 6ft plus monsters who can physically dominate games, the days of having a central midfielder at 5ft8 (welsh pirlo) who cant win a physical battle with a bowl of rice pudding are hopefully gone... Bring back the land of the giants to scfc... Look at how powerful Watford look against us all big athletic players all over the pitch..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 26, 2023 8:09:22 GMT
The only way this story has appeared, would be if there is some genuine desire from the Laurent camp to make a move back.There is no way that it would be a story otherwise, and Stoke would otherwise be keen to hang on to him. It's sad that he would want away, but maybe he's just not settled. With Readings current finances there is no way they're paying anything, a loan with an option to buy would be really frustrating to a direct rival, so the only viable option really is some kind of swap or part-x as others have alluded to, which may or may not be ok. But i guess probably better to let him go rather than have him here and unmotivated, as frustrating as it is as we should be getting a few million for him. We await the return of Mr Tom Tince, swap deal of the century...🤣
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 25, 2023 10:08:56 GMT
Our Nige will be calling him Dave Bessant by the end of August Did a cracking job as Wimbledon manager
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 24, 2023 20:46:53 GMT
You have to go back to the mid 90s when we struggled with the keeper position. I’d say nearly all the keepers we had in the third tier would be number 1 in our current setup although I stand to be corrected on any of what I’ve just said. Let’s hope we don’t ruin another promising career. I don't even remember it being that bad in the 90s (Prudhoe and Muggleton?). I don't think there's any argument that goalkeeper has been our strongest overall position for the last 30 years, and the quality in that area has saved (no pun intended) our team from looking much worse on many occasions. Even when it was looking weaker in the Premier League, we quickly got Lee Grant in. I wonder if that's why many fans have been so critical of Bursik, Davies, and Bonham, as we're used to seeing high quality in that position. I haven't been critical, but the 'keeping has been noticeable. Our current predicament coincided with the departure of Andy Quy. Is that the same Andy Quy who oversaw butlands demise...and of course his coach who developed butlands drop slowly to your left at every penalty against you technique..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 21, 2023 14:40:41 GMT
This... desperate throwing of the dice in jan window, with no money, no balanced squad, no connection with fans, no leadership, falling attendances...
this...Mr Coates is what all the fuss was about.
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